. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jan 1.

Published in final edited form as: Cell Transplant. 2013 Dec 30;24(2):235–245. doi: 10.3727/096368913X676204

Table 1.

Neocartilage Properties.

Duration of Aggregate Culture	0 day	8 days	11 days	14 days	21 days
Diameter (mm)	4.0±0.1^c	5.6±0.1^b	5.9±0.2^a	5.5±0.1^b	5.5±0.2^b
Wet weight (mg)	19.6±0.7^b	21.8±2.3^a	17.1±0.9^c	13.3±1.3^d	12.4±0.7^d
Hydration (%)	88.3±0.8^abc	88.7±0.6^a	88.5±0.3^ab	87.4±0.8^c	87.4±0.8^bc
Cells/construct (10⁶)	1.7±0.1^a	1.8±0.2^a	1.4±0.1^b	1.3±0.1^b	1.7±0.2^a

Data are reported mean ± standard deviation. All groups not connected by a common letter are significantly different (p<0.05).